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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think what you've said is spot on. As a couple who've been very well educated, it is not what we are pushing on our kids. Yes, we are making sure to provide them with top notch education, however it's not a straight A or die type influence. We are successful business owners and it is way more important for them to understand how the world works, how to critically think and to know that networking is really fundamental.

College is a wonderful experience and a place to let it all sink in. However it is not the end point. Ivy league is obviously great, but I'm not having my kid stress out for the sake of it. Go to Harvard, go to Yale or go to Princeton for the connections it provides, not just to say you received your English degree from there. That point is one that a lot of people are missing these days.

To start tutoring kids in elementary school and signing them up for a ton of sports does what? Causes them to stress the hell out. And for what? So they can get into a great college and learn to be a great worker bee? Then head straight to the bank to buy a house they can barely afford and a car they can barely afford because they think this is what they are supposed to do. Or so they can get out of college and not have a clue as to what  they are going to do with their life? When you talk to the disillusioned barista, understand you don't want that to be your kid....ever. Life experience has no price but is worth much. What's the point in providing your child with top notch everything if they have no clue as to how to keep it going. We make it clear to our girls, if you like the life you live understand it takes work to keep it going. We aren't where we are by accident. Nor are we there because we have a ton of degrees. We work smart, not hard and I truly hope that is a lesson they take with them for life. [/quote]

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